Post/Author/DateTime	Post
havard 01-23-06, 09:59 AM	Originally Posted by Dave L: Greyhawk - only 6387 to go! I suppose that calls for a new thread. Regards Gary Alright, it seems like creating these threads has become my job :) Its funny, when I started the Catch up with Ravenloft thread I thought that was a nearly impossible task. Now we've beaten not only RL, but OOP and Planescape as well. Makes me think we could even take out the Athas crowd. What do you think? In any case, we need to deal with the Hawkers first.... :D Håvard
Gazza555 01-23-06, 10:24 AM	Alright, it seems like creating these threads has become my job :) That's right ;) Its funny, when I started the Catch up with Ravenloft thread I thought that was a nearly impossible task. Now we've beaten not only RL, but OOP and Planescape as well. And we're close to 2,000 posts more than RL. Makes me think we could even take out the Athas crowd. What do you think? And then FR and Eberron ;) Regards Gary
Dave L 01-23-06, 10:41 AM	So long as they don't delete our Catch Up threads - that would set us back a bit! ;) Edit: Ravenloft thread 415 posts, Planescape thread 127 posts Although I think the Greyhawk thread will be "current" for a lot longer than those two were. :)
maddog 01-23-06, 11:19 AM	I'm a fan of both settings!!!!!!! :weep: --Ray.
Gazza555 01-23-06, 11:23 AM	I'm a fan of both settings!!!!!!! :weep: --Ray. Just as long as you post as many, if not more, here than you do on the GH board. Regards Gary
MrFilthyIke 01-23-06, 11:25 AM	I'll post here, but Eberron is my second favorite after the Known World. ;) But I'll help dethrone GH. :D
maddog 01-23-06, 12:52 PM	Just as long as you post as many, if not more, here than you do on the GH board. Luckily, I only post here on the Mystara board. :) --Ray.
havard 01-26-06, 12:25 PM	I'm a fan of both settings!!!!!!! :weep: --Ray. I don't think this thread implies that you cannot like any of the other settings. I love this competition that we have created between the boards, but I like many of the other OOP settings as well as a few that are actually in print (such as Eberron). Still, I always cheer for the underdog, and once Mystara has beaten Dragonlance, I will post more on the other OOP boards... :D Håvard
Thorf 01-27-06, 01:13 AM	I don't think this thread implies that you cannot like any of the other settings. I love this competition that we have created between the boards... Yes, I agree. These threads aren't really supposed to be negative about other campaign worlds, just positive about Mystara. I love the way these threads give us a place to have general conversation, without taking other threads off-topic. Too much of that can be a bad thing, but just a little allows us to form a much closer community, I think. Most of all, it's so nice to have something to work for - to have the motivation to post more, and to contribute more. I did a similar thing with myself in the first lot of postings of my maps, by making the commitment to post one every day. With Mystara as open, and in some ways static, as it is, motivation is something we all really need, I think. Which reminds me: CONGRATULATIONS! to everyone for passing Planescape!! :w00t: :evillaugh :plotting:
Gazza555 01-27-06, 09:06 AM	I did a similar thing with myself in the first lot of postings of my maps... So will there a second lot ;) or is RL too busy? Update time... Greyhawk: 6324 (-63) Regards Gary
Gazza555 02-06-06, 04:32 AM	Oops! Forgot all about it, but here it is a little late. Setting 3rd Jan 6th Feb Change Dragonlance 33163 32430 -733 Dark Sun 28633 30361 +1728 Greyhawk 6786 6266 -520 Planescape 501 -313 -814 Ravenloft -1361 -2231 -870 DnD OOP 718 -1725 -2443 The big gain on the OOP board is largely due to the prune-ing. Regards Gary
Dave L 02-06-06, 07:15 AM	Looking at those figures, if the Dark Sun forum has already been pruned, they'll overtake Dragonlance very soon. Now that would be a real upset, if you ask me. :eek:
havard 02-06-06, 09:29 AM	Looking at those figures, if the Dark Sun forum has already been pruned, they'll overtake Dragonlance very soon. Now that would be a real upset, if you ask me. :eek: Indeed! If the pruning is going to be as unequal as it seems, this will certainly turn things around here. Most likely though, the DS forum has not been pruned yet. (or they have been writing like rabbits! Rabbits? Well, something that writes fast.. :P ) Håvard
Cthulhudrew 02-06-06, 12:51 PM	All I know is that those Dark Sun guys are pretty dang active and/or fanatical about their campaign setting. Good for them, but it means that it is highly unlikely we'll ever be seeing a "Think We'll Catch Up With Dark Sun?" thread. I'd have sworn they must have been having a "Catch up with Dragonlance" thread of their own, but I haven't seen anything over there.
P33KAJ3W 02-08-06, 09:46 AM	Makes me think we could even take out the Athas crowd. What do you think? No. ;)
MrFilthyIke 02-08-06, 09:52 AM	All I know is that those Dark Sun guys are pretty dang active and/or fanatical about their campaign setting. Good for them, but it means that it is highly unlikely we'll ever be seeing a "Think We'll Catch Up With Dark Sun?" thread. I'd have sworn they must have been having a "Catch up with Dragonlance" thread of their own, but I haven't seen anything over there. Yeah, Dark Sun fans are fanatical (like Mystarans ;) )...I'm guilty as I love DS, I just don't like care for the conversion going on there...If I wanna play 3e DS I'll do my own converting. :)
havard 02-08-06, 02:33 PM	No. ;) Hehe, catching up with Athas does seem like a long way to go yet, but we'll see. Thanks for helping out! I was always intrigued by DS myself, but never got a chance to play it. I bought the Dragon and Dungeon issues with the 3E conversions, but later heard the hard core DS'ers didnt care for them. Maybe its not that bad that Mystara wasn't given that treatment? We'll see what Bruce is providing for us in issue #341.... :D Håvard
P33KAJ3W 02-08-06, 05:34 PM	Hehe, catching up with Athas does seem like a long way to go yet, but we'll see. Thanks for helping out! I was always intrigued by DS myself, but never got a chance to play it. I bought the Dragon and Dungeon issues with the 3E conversions, but later heard the hard core DS'ers didnt care for them. Maybe its not that bad that Mystara wasn't given that treatment? We'll see what Bruce is providing for us in issue #341.... :D Håvard DS was a great setting and then they put out a Meta Plot that radicly changed the setting. Some people like me, like the change, others hate the change. The 3.0/3.5 treatment Dragon/Dungeon gave it pushed it 300 yrs in the future and made it like the origenal box set. The OTHER offical converstion keeps the current timeline and develops it with existing materal. (www.athas.org) /// Rules wise the athas.org version is ballenced, the other is not IMHO - What do you nort like about there convesion -
havard 02-09-06, 10:42 AM	DS was a great setting and then they put out a Meta Plot that radicly changed the setting. Some people like me, like the change, others hate the change. I wasnt aware of that happening with DS. I guess TSR did that to most of its settings. We had the Wrath of the Immortals, FR had the Time of Troubles and Greyhawk and From the Ashes. It sounds like, in all of the settings TSR managed to split the fanbases between those who liked the old stuff and those who preferred the new world order. Way to go TSR... Oh well :D Håvard
Dave L 02-09-06, 11:43 AM	I wasnt aware of that happening with DS. I guess TSR did that to most of its settings. We had the Wrath of the Immortals, FR had the Time of Troubles and Greyhawk and From the Ashes. It sounds like, in all of the settings TSR managed to split the fanbases between those who liked the old stuff and those who preferred the new world order. Way to go TSR... Oh well :D Håvard Having bought WotI on ebay, I have to say - old stuff! :) Although much of it was interesting, I couldn't help thinking "What are they doing to my Mystara with all these changes?" As you said - Way to go, TSR. How to split your fan base in one easy lesson.
Cthulhudrew 02-09-06, 12:04 PM	I wasnt aware of that happening with DS. From what I recall (unless P33KAJ3W was referring to some other metaplot), the Dark Sun MP came in the course of their novels, which were supposed to complement/showcase the new line, but which ended up with most of the Sorcerer-Kings dying, some Templar becoming a living raincloud, the Dragon dead, and some weird history where the halflings obliterated the planet, leaving it in its current state. Odd stuff. Frankly, I liked the concept of Dark Sun initially, but the novels just put me off completely. They were not very well written, the characters were only memorable for how obnoxious they were (the one good character was killed off in the course of "his" novel), and again, some weird stuff. The part where the giants were cutting off their own heads and replacing them with animal heads stands out in my mind as one of the stranger bits. So, yeah, they set up the setting- which, IIRC, was developed at the same time as their novel line, so they already knew the direction they were going in- and then changed the setting over the course of the release of the novel line. A very strange way of going about things. I did rather like the Simon Hawke books about the Multiple Personality Psionic character, though (which are the only Simon Hawke books I like; I started reading a Shakespeare mystery by him which was just horrendous). I think the concept of a desert world was a bit too stale, from a geographic perspective, to sustain an ongoing campaign. Then again, the "known world" of Athas was a relatively small part of the planet, so expanding it to include some large bodies of water and different ecological settings wouldn't be too hard, and needn't necessarily detract from the bleakness of the setting (if done correctly).
Mortepierre 02-10-06, 07:11 AM	In any case, we need to deal with the Hawkers first.... :D Not a chance :fight!:
Gazza555 02-10-06, 07:40 AM	Not a chance :fight!: Oh yes we will, thanks for the help. ;) Update time. Greyhawk: 6230 (-36) Regards Gary
Cthulhudrew 02-10-06, 11:07 AM	Oh yes we will, thanks for the help. ;) Owned! :rofl:
havard 02-13-06, 09:20 AM	Not a chance :fight!: Hehe! Even better! Beating Greyhawk will be a fight. But that will only make it feel better when we've won :plotting: :) Håvard
Gazza555 02-16-06, 07:39 AM	Update time... Greyhawk: 6193 (-37) Also noticed that we're creeping up on 12,000 posts - less than 50 to go. :) Regards Gary
Gazza555 02-17-06, 03:53 AM	12,000+ posts. :cheer: :clap: :pint: And now for a quick update... Greyhawk: 6150 (-43) Regards Gary
Spellweaver 02-17-06, 04:06 AM	12,000+ posts. :cheer: :clap: :pint: And now for a quick update... Greyhawk: 6150 (-43) Regards Gary Yeah! :clap: :dancin: :-) Jesper
Hugin 02-19-06, 10:45 PM	Once again I was away for a milestone. Just got back from a weekend trip up to Ottawa. Lots of fun and lots of COLD!!!! Anyway, I have to finish all the reading you guys have created. Boy there's alot! :thumbsup: 12,000 Posts! I thought it was great when we 1200. Have we grown or what?!
havard 02-20-06, 07:42 AM	12,000 Posts! I thought it was great when we 1200. Have we grown or what?! Yeah its crazy isnt it? :) The sad part of this story is that the traffic over at the MML has all but stopped. OTOH, our discussions here are more visible. Håvard
Gazza555 02-28-06, 08:39 AM	Its been awhile so... Update time Greyhawk: 5960 (-190) By the way, has anyone else noticed that the 'Other Worlds' link is missing from the main DnD boards page? It makes it that more difficult for the general gamer to stumble across the joys of the old settings,(well Mystara ;) . Regards Gary
Gazza555 03-07-06, 08:13 AM	Might as well update the current thread as well. Greyhawk: 5902 (-58) Regards Gary
Gazza555 03-07-06, 09:15 AM	AAaarrgghh!!!! Yet again I forgot all about it, but here it is a little late. Setting 6th Feb 7th Mar Change Dragonlance 32430 31807 -623 Dark Sun 30361 30793 +432 Greyhawk 6266 5900 -366 Planescape -313 -1010 -697 Ravenloft -2231 -3004 -773 DnD OOP -1725 -2413 -688 Regards Gary
Dave L 03-08-06, 08:00 AM	I'm assuming that should read 6th Feb and 6th March? :)
Gazza555 03-08-06, 08:25 AM	I'm assuming that should read 6th Feb and 6th March? :) Close. :) It should have been the 7th March, and I should have removed the comment about the OOP board, darn that copy n paste. :embarrass <edit>Changed Regards Gary
Cthulhudrew 03-23-06, 01:50 PM	Just thought I'd update this thread: Greyhawk: 5,964 (+64) Yikes!! They're gaining on us! We're losing our momentum!!!
Thorf 03-23-06, 03:33 PM	Things have been rather slow lately, indeed... But now that Marco is posting again, and OldDawg is keeping us busy with his projects, hopefully we can regain our lost ground.
Jakob_Pawlowicz 03-23-06, 05:17 PM	Loosing Momentum.....? The count is only measuring quantity. I feel that the average post on this board should be counted, at least, twice in this measure, due to the high quality of these. :king: Anyway my ramblings has increased the lead we have....... :D :plotting:
Hugin 03-23-06, 07:29 PM	I HAVE to find time to contribute again (other than just encouraging other people for their contributions). I feel a little guilty for slowing down so much, but I still read everything posted here (and on the MML). I guess I shouldn't feel too guilty though, after all, I have posted over 1000 times ;) . The quality of the work posted here is incredible. Well done everybody!
Spellweaver 03-24-06, 04:06 AM	I guess I shouldn't feel too guilty though, after all, I have posted over 1000 times ;) . Damn! I am only at 859 posts (counting this one). I'll have to get back in the saddle again. These past six months have really set back my average posts/day... Problem is, now that I am working instead of writing my thesis I find I have even less time to contribute :nonono: :-) Jesper
DM 03-24-06, 04:40 AM	Ah! Jesper you've discovered the hard truth: for all the money you earn working, you loose all the freetime you had while studying ;)
Traianus Decius Aureus 03-24-06, 09:05 AM	Work- the great time sink. Definitely cuts into time for everything. My theory for us losing ground is that they have created a "Think we'll continue to stay ahead of Mystara?" thread.
Gazza555 03-29-06, 08:14 AM	I guess I shouldn't feel too guilty though, after all, I have posted over 1000 times ;) And to think I was quietly pleased when I passed the 500 post mark. Regards Gary
Arcanda 03-29-06, 12:21 PM	How do you know how many post you done?
Thorf 03-29-06, 01:18 PM	How do you know how many post you done? Click on your name at the top of a post, and click on "View Public Profile". :)
Hugin 03-29-06, 02:48 PM	Ah! Jesper you've discovered the hard truth: for all the money you earn working, you loose all the freetime you had while studying ;) That's my problem: working and studying! So many things I want to do :weep: I get these cool ideas (to me anyhow) in my head that I'd love to flesh out and have the community work on together. One of them was a fleshing out of Mystara's religious organizations, in a similar way the Church of Traladara and Church of Karameikos are done in Gaz 1, and the role/influence of each 'member' Immortal and their followers. Time management! Time to get strict with it. (Btw, I hope I didn't sound as if I was bragging about my posts :) . I'd bet there are others here that top me, and with more quality contributions.)
Spellweaver 03-29-06, 03:16 PM	(Btw, I hope I didn't sound as if I was bragging about my posts :) . I'd bet there are others here that top me, and with more quality contributions.) Thinking about starting the "Think I'll ever catch up with Hugin?"-thread... :plotting: :evillaugh ;-) Jesper
Hugin 03-29-06, 04:25 PM	:heehee Good one!
mah9 03-29-06, 06:08 PM	And here's me with only a coupole of dozen.
Gazza555 04-03-06, 09:10 AM	Greyhawk: 5,856 (-108) Looks like things have picked up again. Regards Gary
Gazza555 04-03-06, 11:20 AM	At least I remembered this month. Setting 7th Mar 3rd Apr Change Dragonlance 31807 31615 -192 Dark Sun 30793 31187 +394 Greyhawk 5900 5855 -45 Planescape -1010 -1321 -311 Ravenloft -3004 -3363 -359 DnD OOP -2413 -2720 -307 It looks like Dark Sun will catch Dragonlance within a month or so. Regards Gary
havard 04-03-06, 11:33 AM	It looks like Dark Sun will catch Dragonlance within a month or so. We are really up against giants arent we? Thanks for keeping us updated as usual Gary :) Håvard
Thorf 04-03-06, 11:51 AM	We are really up against giants arent we? Yes indeed... Although it's nice to see that if we continue at the present rate we should be able to catch up with Dragonlance in a few years! ;) Thanks for keeping us updated as usual Gary :) Let me jump on the bandwagon of thanks. :) (Psst, Gary shouldn't the table say 3rd April?)
Hugin 04-03-06, 11:52 AM	At least I remembered this month. Setting 7th Mar 7th Mar Change Dragonlance 31807 31615 -192 Dark Sun 30793 31187 +394 Greyhawk 5900 5855 -45 Planescape -1010 -1321 -311 Ravenloft -3004 -3363 -359 DnD OOP -2413 -2720 -307 It looks like Dark Sun will catch Dragonlance within a month or so. Regards Gary That darn cut & paste got you again, eh Gary?! :D
Gazza555 04-03-06, 11:53 AM	(Psst, Gary shouldn't the table say 3rd April?) er... it does... it's just your monitor. ;) ...and something went wrong with Hugin's quote. :embarrass Regards Gary
Gazza555 04-03-06, 11:56 AM	That darn cut & paste got you again, eh Gary?! :D Yeah, I changed it on a piece of paper and forgot the real thing. :embarrass Still it's generated a few more posts. :) Regards Gary
Hugin 04-03-06, 12:57 PM	WOW. I know that Mondays are traditionally a boom day for posts here, but you guys have made me use up most of my time allocated to working on tonight's session! :D ...it's just your monitor. You're right! I gave it a smack and it's displaying things the way they're supposed to be now! ;) OK, I really have to work on tonight's game (the guys are really excited - first time in the Hollow World!). It's part of WotI, but instead of going via Aegos, they arrived using Atruaghin's Mystic Conveyor (one of the characters is from the Bear clan and worked much better into my game). They've met the Atruatolco and heard of "great wooden Hiaks (giant eagles)" carrying men. The PCs are about to reallize that these are Heldannic Warbirds since two of them are from Vestland. This will (hopefully) lead them to Haldemar and Alphatian Neatharum, etc.
Gazza555 04-04-06, 04:16 AM	I gave it a smack and it's displaying things the way they're supposed to be now! ;) Ah! Tech support at its best. ;) Anyway the reson for the post is to point out that we have passed the 13,000 post mark. :cheer: :dancin: :clap: :pint: Regards Gary
Gazza555 04-11-06, 04:53 AM	Update time Greyhawk: 5695 (-160) Regards Gary
Hugin 04-11-06, 10:33 AM	Alright! That's much better. The MML has been very active lately as well - good news.
Hugin 04-17-06, 12:51 PM	Update time Greyhawk: 5513 (-182) Doing good... (notice the traditional Monday flood of posts so far? :D )
Thorf 04-17-06, 01:00 PM	Yes - you guys just won't let me get to sleep here!! See, it's Tuesday already now. :P ;)
Gazza555 04-18-06, 07:02 AM	Well at some point over the long weekend Dark Sun overtook Dragonlance. For us, however, its update time again. Greyhawk: 5488 (-25) Regards Gary
Thorf 04-18-06, 07:23 AM	Well at some point over the long weekend Dark Sun overtook Dragonlance. For us, however, its update time again. Greyhawk: 5488 (-25) Regards Gary I was thinking that the update was pretty small, until I realised that those 25 posts are all since the last update, which was less than 20 hours before this one... :eek: :D
Gazza555 04-18-06, 07:29 AM	I was thinking that the update was pretty small, until I realised that those 25 posts are all since the last update, which was less than 20 hours before this one... :eek: :D Now if we could close the gap at a rate of 25 posts per day we'd catch up in no time at all. ;) Regards Gary
Spellweaver 04-19-06, 11:22 AM	Thinking about starting the "Think I'll ever catch up with Hugin?"-thread... :plotting: :evillaugh ;-) Jesper Hugin's posts: Total posts: 1292 (1.67 Posts per day) Spellweaver's posts: Total posts: 886 (1.23 Posts per day) Argh! Still a long way to go! ;)
Thorf 04-19-06, 12:28 PM	Thorf's Posts: Total Posts: 767 (1.69 posts per day) Does this mean I win? ;) Seriously, it used to be more than 2 posts per day, but my post count took a big hit while I was away late last year.
Hugin 04-19-06, 01:15 PM	Argh! Still a long way to go! ;) :D You shall never beat me! NEVER!!! :evillaugh (sorry, the DM in me was coming out! ;) ) If it makes you feel any better, a couple dozen of those posts are in the OOP, DM's, and House Rules forums. Does this mean I win? ;) It sure does! here's your prize... :gift: (I hope it's something nice) It nice to have a thread like this just to have some fun now and then, eh? ("eh", now that's the Canadian coming out in me ;) )
Gazza555 04-24-06, 07:34 AM	Update time. Greyhawk: 5335 (-153) Regards Gary
havard 04-24-06, 10:11 AM	Update time. Greyhawk: 5335 (-153) Going steady... :D Some day....some day... :tantrum: Håvard
Gazza555 05-02-06, 07:16 AM	For what it's worth here's the monthly update for May - I guess I'll be doing another one in two weeks. ;) Setting 3rd Apr 2nd May Change Dragonlance 31615 30995 -620 Dark Sun 31187 31966 +779 Greyhawk 5855 5246 -609 Planescape -1321 -2244 -923 Ravenloft -3363 -4076 -713 DnD OOP -2720 -3399 -679 One point worth mentioning is that we are now over 4,000 posts ahead of our first target - Ravenloft. :dancin: Regards Gary
Gazza555 05-15-06, 06:55 AM	Seeing as these posts will be sticking around, time for another update. Greyhawk: 5161 (-85) On a related topic - I've just noticed that we have passed 14,000 posts! :cheer: :dancin: :clap: :bow: :bounce: :pint: That's about 1,000 posts in the last month - including a quiet period when we thought the posts wouldn't be saved. Also with the Mystara article in Dragon 344 and the forthcoming Dungeon Adventure Path featuring the Isle of Dread we should hopefully attract some new blood to the boards. :) Regards Gary
havard 05-15-06, 07:53 AM	This is great! But whats this new deal with the board upgrades? Does that mean everything posted between may 1st and june 12th will be lost? Grrrr...! Håvard
Thorf 05-15-06, 08:08 AM	This is great! But whats this new deal with the board upgrades? Does that mean everything posted between may 1st and june 12th will be lost? The stuff from 1st May to now is all going to stay, and instead the dates for disappearing posts have changed to 31st May to 12th June. In other words, we still have to go through a period where posts will disappear after a week or two.
Gazza555 05-16-06, 11:13 AM	After seeing this link (http://www.google.com/trends?q=greyhawk%2C+eberron%2C+dungeons +and+dragons%2C+forgotten+realms&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all) on the Paizo boards, I decided to add Mystara to the mix, for this result (http://www.google.com/trends?q=mystara%2C+greyhawk%2C+eberron% 2C+dungeons+and+dragons%2C+forgotten+rea lms&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all). You can just make out Mystara entering the 'battle' in mid January 2006. If you just compare Mystara with Eberron you get this (http://www.google.com/trends?q=mystara%2C+eberron&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all). But if you look at the bottom of the screen Mystara beats Eberron in Italy and Brazil. :) Regards Gary
Wilhelm_ 05-16-06, 11:28 AM	After seeing this link (http://www.google.com/trends?q=greyhawk%2C+eberron%2C+dungeons +and+dragons%2C+forgotten+realms&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all) on the Paizo boards, I decided to add Mystara to the mix, for this result (http://www.google.com/trends?q=mystara%2C+greyhawk%2C+eberron% 2C+dungeons+and+dragons%2C+forgotten+rea lms&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all). You can just make out Mystara entering the 'battle' in mid January 2006. If you just compare Mystara with Eberron you get this (http://www.google.com/trends?q=mystara%2C+eberron&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all). But if you look at the bottom of the screen Mystara beats Eberron in Italy and Brazil. :) Regards Gary Hehe, you are welcome :D
Hugin 05-16-06, 11:33 AM	It's interesting that Mystara beats Eberron in Japan. Thorf's been working hard over there, eh?! :D I'm not surprised by the Italy and Brazil results actually. Since I have discovered the Mystara net community I've noticed Mystara has a strong following in those regions - good job guys! It appears we have a lot of work to do here in Canada. But on the bright side, I've seen an increase in Mystara fans from here.
Gazza555 05-16-06, 11:56 AM	Thorf's been working hard over there I wonder if we can narrow it it down to one city. ;) I'm not surprised by the Italy and Brazil results actually Me neither, but it's nice to see the 'proof'. :) On a positive note, the fact that Mystara has appeared on the graph and is rising can only be a good thing. The Greyhawk line on the otherhand shows a slightly downhill trend. I did try more specific terms: Karameikos, Glantri, Pandius etc - but there wasn't enough data to work on. :( Regards Gary
Wilhelm_ 05-16-06, 12:26 PM	Me neither, but it's nice to see the 'proof'. :) Unfortunately, K:KoA was the only mystaran book translated to portuguese (at least here, in Brazil); So, part of the texts in portuguese about Mystara tend to be very non-cannon or superficial. Part of it also refers to an Ultima Online server that is called Mystara too (but, as far as I know, isn't related with our Mystara). But we are redeeming ourselves... Or, at least, I'm doing my part :D By the way, while testing what would come while looking for "Mystara" in Portuguese, i just found one old work I've done for the rpg website Os Arautos (The Heralds), that unfortunately no longer exists. There is almost nothing there now (although I'm surprised that this still exists!), but I guess you guys would like to take a look :) Don't forget taking a look at the links. How many do you recognise? :D http://members.fortunecity.com/mystara/
Gazza555 05-22-06, 11:08 AM	Update time again. Greyhawk: 5061 (-100) Regards Gary
Gazza555 05-25-06, 04:56 AM	Yet another update Greyhawk: 4992 (-69) So we've broken through the 5,000 posts to go mark. :cheer: Regards Gary
Hugin 05-25-06, 10:06 AM	Alright!!! There's no stopping the Mystara Train! *hears train whistle in background* :dancin:
havard 05-25-06, 10:35 AM	Alright!!! There's no stopping the Mystara Train! *hears train whistle in background* :dancin: Looking back at Ravenloft and Planescape and how difficult I thought it was going to be to beat those boards, I'm actually beginning to believe that we can do this! :) Håvard
Hugin 05-25-06, 08:04 PM	Hey, isn't it good to see people are still signing up on the petition thread? I'm quite surprised to see this many. Plus, it seems there's an increase in Mystaran discussion in several locations as well.
maddog 05-25-06, 09:34 PM	Alright!!! There's no stopping the Mystara Train! *hears train whistle in background* :dancin: Ridin' out the rails on crazy train! I'm ridin' out the rails on a crazy train. *Sings offkey (with much apologies to Ozzy Ozbourne)* :D --Ray.
Cthulhudrew 05-25-06, 09:37 PM	Plus, it seems there's an increase in Mystaran discussion in several locations as well. All we need to do now is to start some viral marketing for Mystara. Seed the web, all!
tjedge1 06-03-06, 11:11 AM	And people like me need to stop vanishing for long periods. Back to lurk mode now. I would be more active but I have a baby girl that is quite demanding and a business on the rise. ;) Which reminds me, I have a network meeting to attend.
gawain_viii 06-03-06, 11:18 AM	I'll be in lurk-mode for a while, as well. I'm recovering from a hernia surgery, while trying to re-create all my Mystara d20 work which was lost in a HD failure. I'll still pop in from time to time, but will mostly just be reading. Roger
Gazza555 06-05-06, 04:01 AM	For what it's worth, here's the monthly update for June - I guess I'll be doing another one in two weeks when this one disappears. ;) Setting 2nd May 5th June Change Dragonlance 30995 30577 -418 Dark Sun 31966 32758 +792 Greyhawk 5246 4894 -352 Planescape -2244 -2685 -441 Ravenloft -4076 -4575 -499 DnD OOP -3399 -3857 -458 Regards Gary
havard 06-14-06, 04:04 AM	For what it's worth, here's the monthly update for June - I guess I'll be doing another one in two weeks when this one disappears. ;) Setting 2nd May 5th June Change Dragonlance 30995 30577 -418 Dark Sun 31966 32758 +792 Greyhawk 5246 4894 -352 Planescape -2244 -2685 -441 Ravenloft -4076 -4575 -499 DnD OOP -3399 -3857 -458 Regards Gary So, how has the Board upgrade affected things? Håvard
Thorf 06-14-06, 04:13 AM	So, how has the Board upgrade affected things? Håvard It hasn't yet, since these are still the old boards. It looks like there may be another delay. By the way, you will know when the new boards are here, because aside from having a message at the top they also look a little different.
havard 06-14-06, 04:26 AM	It hasn't yet, since these are still the old boards. It looks like there may be another delay. By the way, you will know when the new boards are here, because aside from having a message at the top they also look a little different. Ah, thanks! I assumed since the announcement was gone that the update had been made. Lets just hope the loss of posting due to all this back and forth going of the upgrades is distributed evenly between the OOP Worlds... Håvard
Gazza555 06-14-06, 05:00 AM	Ah, thanks! I assumed since the announcement was gone that the update had been made. Lets just hope the loss of posting due to all this back and forth going of the upgrades is distributed evenly between the OOP Worlds... I would assume that the boards the post more frequently will suffer the most. So Dark Sun will lose the most ;) From what I read on the thread that was linked to in the announcement the old boards will remain up for a month after the new boards come into existance so there will probably be a lot of 'cutting and pasting' going on. :) Regards Gary
Gazza555 06-15-06, 07:49 AM	See as these post should be permanent, it's update time again. Greyhawk: 4849 (-45) Regards Gary
Gazza555 07-03-06, 07:52 AM	Monthly update time. Its been a rather quiet time on the boards lately. ;) Setting 5th June 3rd July Change Dragonlance 30577 30336 -241 Dark Sun 32758 33107 +349 Greyhawk 4894 4746 -148 Planescape -2685 -3024 -339 Ravenloft -4575 -4788 -213 DnD OOP -3857 -4078 -221 Regards Gary
Gazza555 07-26-06, 07:11 AM	Time for an update. Greyhawk: 4546 (-200) And another milestone has been reached:- 15,000+ posts :cheer: :dancin: :w00t: :clap: :pint: Regards Gary
havard 07-26-06, 11:13 AM	Time for an update. Greyhawk: 4546 (-200) And another milestone has been reached:- 15,000+ posts Hurrah! :bounce:
Gazza555 08-01-06, 07:19 AM	Another month, another update... Setting 3rd July 1st August Change Dragonlance 30336 30104 -232 Dark Sun 33107 33345 +238 Greyhawk 4746 4417 -329 Planescape -3024 -3495 -471 Ravenloft -4788 -5149 -361 DnD OOP -4078 -4485 -407 Not a bad month considering the on-and-off nature of the new boards. Regarding the original question, of catching up to Ravenloft, we are now over 5,000 posts ahead. :) mmm... must take a look at the DS board to see what all those posts are about, then again maybe not. ;) Regards Gary
Hugin 08-01-06, 02:09 PM	Now that's what I call a prompt update, Gary! I'm quite surprised we did that well considering all the board upgrade difficulties. I guess it affected all the forums roughly equally. P.S. 15000 POSTS! :ayyyy!: :pint:
maddog 08-01-06, 02:42 PM	Setting 3rd July 1st August Change Dark Sun 33107 33345 +238 I think that is the lowest amount of change for DS that I've seen so far. Although, it is in the wrong direction. :) --Ray.
maddog 08-30-06, 04:26 PM	Now that we're over on the new boards. Have the numbers changed? --Ray.
Gazza555 09-01-06, 04:16 AM	In response to Maddog, and because it's that time of month... ... it's update time. :) Setting 1st August 1st Sept Change Dragonlance 30104 29866 -238 Dark Sun 33345 33897 +552 Greyhawk 4417 4080 -337 Planescape -3495 -3971 -476 Ravenloft -5149 -5459 -310 DnD OOP -4485 -4775 -290 Again, not a bad month considering the on-and-off nature of the new boards. We probably lost some ground due posts going to the old board after the snapshot was taken but nothing worth mentioning. Regards Gary
havard 09-01-06, 04:33 AM	In response to Maddog, and because it's that time of month... ... it's update time. :) Thanks Gary! I really want to know the secret of the Dark Sun forum.... :confused: Håvard
Cthulhudrew 09-12-06, 06:44 PM	Just because I noticed the boards have been pretty active the past couple of days: Dragonlance 29,671 -195 Dark Sun 34,143 +246 Greyhawk 3,864 -216 We've passed the 4,000 post difference between us and Greyhawk! :cheer:
maddog 09-28-06, 07:40 AM	So..... What are the numbers? I had the feeling lately that the Mystara board has been kinda quiet. --Ray.
Gazza555 09-28-06, 07:54 AM	To hold Ray 'til Monday (monthly update time) :D We have at the moment Dragonlance: 29619 (-52) Dark Sun: 34394 (+251) Greyhawk: 3755 (-109) Regards Gary
Gazza555 10-02-06, 08:39 AM	Ok it's that time of the month again. Setting 1st Sept 2nd Oct Change Dragonlance 29866 29567 -299 Dark Sun 33897 34381 +484 Greyhawk 4080 3700 -380 Planescape -3971 -4433 -462 Ravenloft -5459 -5723 -264 DnD OOP -4775 -5036 -261 On average we're closing the gap to Greyhawk at about 300 posts a month. Regards Gary
Hugin 10-02-06, 05:04 PM	On average we're closing the gap to Greyhawk at about 300 posts a month. Looks a year-long battle ahead of us. ;)
gawain_viii 10-02-06, 06:26 PM	Looks a year-long battle ahead of us. Unless we start posting about any and everything no matter how vaguely or remotely Mystaran, or how many times the topic has been debated to death. Shall I bring up the idea of classic vs. 3e again? Or maybe an essay-long rant about how all other campaign worlds steal their ideas from Mystara only after we've playtested it... (I'm still fuming over those so-called 'hin' on Toril; and the flying ships in the Shining South.) Nah, I don't think that will help... However, there is good news: I should have "Monsters of the Known World" ready by the end of the month, if not before (thanks TDA). Speaking of Monster collections, does anyone know how to get in touch with Tim Beach? I would like to talk to him about doing the preface to the Savage Coast portion of my PDF project. Roger
Cthulhudrew 10-02-06, 08:16 PM	(I'm still fuming over those so-called 'hin' on Toril; To be fair, though, the name hin was coined by Ed Greenwood- the creator of the Forgotten Realms, and used in Gaz5 when he was working as a freelancer for TSR. I'd imagine it was a holdover from his own campaigns, and that he probably always intended the halflings of the Realms to be known as hin as well. Seems logical to me, anyway. :)
gawain_viii 10-03-06, 02:05 AM	I know, I was just stirring things up... Roger
Stule 10-03-06, 02:23 AM	Here's hoping we do!!!
gawain_viii 10-03-06, 07:18 AM	To be fair, though, the name hin was coined by Ed Greenwood- the creator of the Forgotten Realms, and used in Gaz5 when he was working as a freelancer for TSR. I'd imagine it was a holdover from his own campaigns, and that he probably always intended the halflings of the Realms to be known as hin as well. Seems logical to me, anyway. Does that mean I can use Denial and the Halfling Master in my wife's FR game? :D
gawain_viii 10-03-06, 07:21 AM	You now, these one-liners can help our numbers too. (But I wouldn't recommend them for any threads with substance--that can get confusing.) It can help my own numbers too... Total Posts: 186 (0.67 posts per day) Roger
Cthulhudrew 10-03-06, 07:43 AM	Does that mean I can use Denial and the Halfling Master in my wife's FR game? :D You can use denial any time you want- it just may not actually help you out. :)
Gazza555 10-03-06, 07:46 AM	Does that mean I can use Denial and the Halfling Master in my wife's FR game? :D Only if you've managed to drag the Shires with you. :D BTW. We have passed the 1,000 thread mark! Regards Gary
Cthulhudrew 10-04-06, 05:36 AM	Speaking of Monster collections, does anyone know how to get in touch with Tim Beach? I would like to talk to him about doing the preface to the Savage Coast portion of my PDF project. Why not ask Bruce? He's the creator of the Savage Coast as it currently exists, after all.
Phoenixmcl 10-08-06, 03:38 PM	If I keep hanging out here we will! Long Live King Karamiekos!
mah9 10-08-06, 06:23 PM	I'm more interested in what the Athas crowd has going for it. I've never really been able to understand the appeal. But then I've only ever played Mystara, homebrew or FR (and I always found FR too restrictive, but that might just have been the DMs).
Gazza555 11-02-06, 03:49 AM	Ok it's that time of the month again. Setting 2nd Oct 2nd Nov Change Dragonlance 29567 29426 -141 Dark Sun 34381 34688 +307 Greyhawk 3700 3588 -112 Planescape -4433 -4710 -277 Ravenloft -5723 -5803 -80 DnD OOP -5036 -5541 -505 Aargh!! I accidentally edited this post, instead of quoting from it for the December update!!! I've fixed the data but not the comments. :) Regards Gary
Gazza555 11-14-06, 08:09 AM	:cheer: At some point when posting the L section of monster lore I passed the 1,000 posts point. :dancin: And while I'm here: Greyhawk: 3340 (-248) Regards Gary
Gazza555 12-02-06, 09:11 AM	Ok it's that time of the month again. Setting 2nd Nov 2nd Dec Change Dragonlance 29426 29011 -415 Dark Sun 34688 35237 +549 Greyhawk 3588 3130 -458 Planescape -4710 -5197 -487 Ravenloft -5803 -6219 -416 DnD OOP -5192 -5541 -349 Things picked up this month. :) But it could still be another 12 months before we catch up with Greyhawk. :( Culture20 missed out, he could have posted his map links in individual posts ;) Regards Gary
Culture20 12-02-06, 11:20 AM	*snicker* I thought we agreed: no empty post inflation. :ton:
maddog 12-02-06, 07:55 PM	*snicker* I thought we agreed: no empty post inflation. :ton: The club oath doesn't say anything about that and I didn't sign any statements! :D
gawain_viii 12-02-06, 08:05 PM	no empty post inflation I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. Please feel free to offer a lengthy elaboration in several short successive posts. Roger
Arcanda 12-03-06, 08:38 AM	Ok it's that time of the month again. Setting 2nd Nov 2nd Dec Change Dragonlance 29426 29011 -415 Dark Sun 34688 35237 +549 Greyhawk 3588 3130 -458 Planescape -4710 -5197 -487 Ravenloft -5803 -6219 -416 DnD OOP -5192 -5541 -349 Things picked up this month. :) But it could still be another 12 months before we catch up with Greyhawk. :( Culture20 missed out, he could have posted his map links in individual posts ;) Regards GaryOk, I did not understand very well these values. What the numbers are for? Threads? Posts? Readings? Subscribed accounts? And what does "-415" means? Or "+549"...
Culture20 12-03-06, 08:46 PM	The columns that are month-named are the post counts relative to ours. The "change" column shows how much relative change there was between our post-count and another forum's. So, Dark Sun seems to be the only group posting more than us.
Gazza555 12-04-06, 05:22 AM	The columns that are month-named are the post counts relative to ours. The "change" column shows how much relative change there was between our post-count and another forum's. So, Dark Sun seems to be the only group posting more than us. What Culture20 said ;) For example on the 2nd of November we were 3588 posts behind the Greyhawk board, by the 2nd of December we were 'only' 3130 posts behind. Meaning, obviously, that we closed the gap by 458 posts. Negative numbers in the months columns mean that we are actually ahead of that board. They're left in for nostalgia purposes - the first thread of this type asked the question 'Think we'll ever catch up with Ravenloft?' - which we did and are now 6219 posts ahead of. :D Regards Gary
havard 12-04-06, 09:21 AM	Negative numbers in the months columns mean that we are actually ahead of that board. They're left in for nostalgia purposes - the first thread of this type asked the question 'Think we'll ever catch up with Ravenloft?' - which we did and are now 6219 posts ahead of. :D That's amazing isn't it? It doesn't seem like such a long time ago... :) Havard
Hugin 12-24-06, 10:01 PM	Happy Holidays everybody, and a great New Year! I hope people are enjoying the holidays, or at the very least, have a fantastic week.
Gazza555 01-03-07, 08:38 AM	A belated Happy Christmas and great New Year to everyone. I've been laid up over the festive period with tendonitis in my right foot. :( But it meant I saved some money and actually got around to entering the events data for years AC1018 and 1019 in the Mystaran Calendar - I just need to work at head office long enough to upload the data. :) First update of the new year :). Setting 2nd Dec 3rd Jan Change Dragonlance 29011 28763 -248 Dark Sun 35237 35972 +735 Greyhawk 3130 2837 -293 Planescape -5197 -5546 -349 Ravenloft -6219 -6481 -262 DnD OOP -5541 -5677 -136 Looking back to 3rd Jan '06 we were 6786 behind Greyhawk so we've closed the gap by nearly 4,000 (actually 3949) over the last year. Keep up the good work. :) Regards Gary
havard 01-03-07, 11:27 AM	Looking back to 3rd Jan '06 we were 6786 behind Greyhawk so we've closed the gap by nearly 4,000 (actually 3949) over the last year. Keep up the good work. :) Happy New Year Gary! :) Looking at your statistics, it looks like we should be able to bypass Greyhawk some time this year. Dragonlance is next on the list though, and looks like a formidable opponent. Dark Sun looks almost impossible. OTOH, there was a time when even Ravenloft looked like they would always be ahead of us... :cool: Havard
Mortepierre 01-03-07, 12:41 PM	OTOH, there was a time when even Ravenloft looked like they would always be ahead of us... RL doesn't really count anymore since most of its fans relocated to the boards of the FoS.
havard 01-03-07, 01:02 PM	RL doesn't really count anymore since most of its fans relocated to the boards of the FoS. What do you mean they don't count? :noway: It's not our fault they dont want to compete is it? :evillaugh
Culture20 01-03-07, 09:29 PM	Dragonlance is next on the list though, and looks like a formidable opponent.I hate to be a gloomy Gus, but I think DL will be strong for the next couple years. With the first DL movie coming out later this year, I have a feeling Wizards will be promoting it more than usual, causing a rapid increase in their postings.
havard 01-20-07, 09:03 AM	I hate to be a gloomy Gus, but I think DL will be strong for the next couple years. With the first DL movie coming out later this year, I have a feeling Wizards will be promoting it more than usual, causing a rapid increase in their postings. What DL movie? Eragon? Oh yeah, is anyone besides me annoyed at this constant "down for nightly maintainance" routine WotC has started now? Nightly maintainance is right in the middle of my prime posting time. And I know I aint the only european on these boards... grrrr :mad: How are we going to beat Dragonlance this way? Havard
stanles 01-20-07, 09:48 AM	What DL movie? Eragon? Oh yeah, is anyone besides me annoyed at this constant "down for nightly maintainance" routine WotC has started now? Nightly maintainance is right in the middle of my prime posting time. And I know I aint the only european on these boards... grrrr :mad: How are we going to beat Dragonlance this way? Havard for me here it seems to be between the hours of 6.00 and 7.30 am, which is my usual checking time before I leave for work - or at least it used to be. Not that I post that much I suppose.
Cthulhudrew 01-20-07, 01:25 PM	What DL movie? Eragon? There's a Dragonlance animated movie (http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/) set to come out some time this year. Oh yeah, is anyone besides me annoyed at this constant "down for nightly maintainance" routine WotC has started now? What time do they do it now? It used to be every day around 2 am - 4 am or so here on the west coast of the USA (which kind of annoyed me, as at the time I was usually up and about and looking for something to do at those hours). Now I'm not up at that time, so I haven't noticed it lately.
havard 01-21-07, 08:40 AM	There's a Dragonlance animated movie (http://www.dragonlance-movie.com/) set to come out some time this year. Wow cool! Too bad that with Eragon out, people will think it is a rip off.... :P What time do they do it now? It used to be every day around 2 am - 4 am or so here on the west coast of the USA (which kind of annoyed me, as at the time I was usually up and about and looking for something to do at those hours). Now I'm not up at that time, so I haven't noticed it lately. Id say around 10am-1230pm CET. I dunno though....just tends to be around the times when I want to do my posting... :P Havard
Gazza555 01-23-07, 03:54 AM	Id say around 10am-1230pm CET. I dunno though....just tends to be around the times when I want to do my posting... :P And it's taking longer - it used to start about 11am, now as Havard says its more like 10am. :( Regards Gary
Culture20 01-23-07, 08:47 PM	The nightly maintainance is something of a quandry for me; and I'm a sysadmin. Maintainance for production servers is usually set into a specific window once a week minimum, and even then it's not done _every_ window. <speculation> The only thing I can think of is that they're transferring the data from the boards to a test server as the last stage of an upgrade to a new physical machine. </speculation> So, it's probably not going to last forever.
Gazza555 02-01-07, 04:51 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 3rd Jan 1st Feb Change Dragonlance 28763 28536 -227 Dark Sun 35972 36120 +148 Greyhawk 2837 2514 -323 Planescape -5546 -5943 -397 Ravenloft -6481 -6760 -279 DnD OOP -5677 -5718 -41 Steady progress again this month, and we've just passed 18,000 posts. :D Regards Gary
havard 02-01-07, 04:56 AM	Steady progress again this month, and we've just passed 18,000 posts. :D Good work folks! Even with big muscle folks like DM and Thorf being away for a while, we are still managing it seems! :) Havard
Gazza555 03-02-07, 08:45 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 1st Feb 2nd Mar Change Dragonlance 28536 28441 -95 Dark Sun 36120 36277 +157 Greyhawk 2514 2303 -211 Planescape -5943 -6332 -389 Ravenloft -6760 -7077 -317 DnD OOP -5718 -6028 -310 Steady progress again this month. :D Regards Gary
havard 03-16-07, 12:39 PM	This situation just keeps looking better doesn't it? :D Havard
tjedge1 03-16-07, 06:22 PM	Wow, nice to see progress keeps on while I have been away. Took a long vacation from D&D, but now I'm back and a 3.5er and I really do like it better than my old RCD&D. Time to get those Mystic rules I put together a while back and convert it to 3.5.
havard 03-16-07, 06:30 PM	Wow, nice to see progress keeps on while I have been away. Took a long vacation from D&D, but now I'm back and a 3.5er and I really do like it better than my old RCD&D. Time to get those Mystic rules I put together a while back and convert it to 3.5. Good to have you back Tjedge! Congrats with the edition convertion. I'm actually in the process of taking a break from 3.5 myself. Still interested in everything related to Mystara though! Havard
tjedge1 03-16-07, 06:41 PM	Thanks. This time I really want to stay. I hate coming and going. Then I come back and it takes me a week to read as much as I can before I start posting like a fool. I don't want to repeat said things too often now.
Hugin 03-17-07, 06:55 PM	Thanks. This time I really want to stay. I hate coming and going. Then I come back and it takes me a week to read as much as I can before I start posting like a fool. I don't want to repeat said things too often now. Good to see you back, tjedge1! As others have told you, there's been a lot of really good stuff on these boards over the last year; enough to keep you busy for... well, nearly a year! ;) :D
tjedge1 03-18-07, 02:33 AM	No kidding. I remember when I first joined these boards and the same threads were on the first page for at least a month with barely any posts. The last couple years there has been a huge boost here. Looks like this last year was steady for sure. And not just with chit chat posts like this one. :gel: I also see a few new smilies.
Lost Woodrake 04-08-07, 04:47 AM	No kidding. I remember when I first joined these boards and the same threads were on the first page for at least a month with barely any posts. The last couple years there has been a huge boost here. Looks like this last year was steady for sure. And not just with chit chat posts like this one. :gel: I also see a few new smilies. Like Tjedge, it is quite amazing to see the dynamics here. It's really great to return here after all this while and see how lively and creative these boards still are. While I definitely have less time now than before, I hope to be here more often. :)
havard 04-08-07, 07:49 AM	Like Tjedge, it is quite amazing to see the dynamics here. It's really great to return here after all this while and see how lively and creative these boards still are. While I definitely have less time now than before, I hope to be here more often. :) Good to have you back Woodrake :) Hope everyone is enjoying Easter, Passover or whatever they are doing this Weekend :) Havard
Gazza555 04-10-07, 08:25 AM	A bit late this month due to the hol's. Setting 2nd Mar 10th Apr Change Dragonlance 28441 28417 -24 Dark Sun 36277 36405 +128 Greyhawk 2303 2116 -187 Planescape -6332 -6764 -432 Ravenloft -7077 -7395 -318 DnD OOP -6028 -6106 -78 Plus we've passed the 19,000 post mark :dancin: :cheer: :w00t: :bounce: Regards Gary
Lost Woodrake 04-10-07, 08:33 AM	Good to have you back Woodrake :) Hope everyone is enjoying Easter, Passover or whatever they are doing this Weekend :) Havard Good to be back! Thanks. And more than 19,000 posts! Who would have thought? :D
havard 04-19-07, 09:22 AM	Approaching Greyhawk..... :cool: Havard
Hugin 04-19-07, 10:27 AM	Approaching Greyhawk..... :cool: Havard Prepare to draw weapons... :fight!: or :elf: or :monk: or :mage: I think they should just :surrender lol
Gazza555 04-19-07, 10:38 AM	Prepare to draw weapons... :fight!: or :elf: or :monk: or :mage: I don't think that they're close enough for melee weapons yet, but missile weapons sure. :D Give us six more months and it will be :duel: and Greyhawk will be :ghosted: :rofl: Regards Gary
Traianus Decius Aureus 04-19-07, 10:47 AM	I don't think that they're close enough for melee weapons yet, but missile weapons sure. :D Give us six more months and it will be :duel: and Greyhawk will be :ghosted: :rofl: Regards Gary And we'll be all like :cheer: :w00t: :cloud9: :bounce: then their survivors will be :raincloud and :bigeyes: but they might go :incog: and start :plotting: :schemes: so we will have to :invasion: In the end we're :king: I have way too much time on my hands...:looloo:
Hugin 04-19-07, 10:59 AM	I have traveled to Wyrmsteeth with a :gift: and have forged a new ally in the form of :dragon: . I have also received a message from an initiate Immortal. His words were few but he spoke of Greyhawk :mrt: . (I really should be doing more work ;) )
Lost Woodrake 04-19-07, 04:06 PM	Well, yeah. But there's still the issue of :tissue:, not to mention :turkey: and :chicken:, as all can plainly see. So I suppose we shouldn't :emp:, nor should they :detect: yet - for it might be a :pumpkin: too soon. Or perhaps not. :mymy:
havard 04-20-07, 07:58 AM	:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Gazza555 04-20-07, 10:34 AM	:bow: :bow: :bow: :cheer: :ton: of posts and all Mystarans should :pile: on. :) Regards Gary
Hugin 04-20-07, 11:51 AM	Just noticed 8 members and 7 guests on the forum. Is that a record? (it must close).
Cthulhudrew 04-20-07, 12:14 PM	Anyone know of any tutorials or anything on making Smilies? I think we should make some Mystara-specific ones. :)
Gazza555 04-27-07, 11:47 AM	Anyone know of any tutorials or anything on making Smilies? I think we should make some Mystara-specific ones. :) AFIAK you can't add new smiles as such, but you could create animated gifs - with a graphics program of you choice :) and host them on imageshack or photobucket for example, or any web space you happen to have spare. Then link to them with img tags. Any ideas for smilies? Regards Gary
havard 04-27-07, 12:42 PM	Any ideas for smilies? I'd love to see some! * Maybe a smiley face emerging from the opened Hollow World? * A vampire-like smiley with the name "Morphail" blinking above his head? * A space man smiley with the "Beagle" insignia on his helmet? * Rakasta smiley! * Lupin Smiley! * hmmm....something something red steel..hmmm ideas? What else? Havard
Cthulhudrew 04-27-07, 01:30 PM	Following Havard's suggestion, how about either a Planet cracks to form Hollow World smiley, or just a Hollow World smiley. Others: Bargle smiley Airship smiley Brain Collector smiley
Gazza555 05-01-07, 08:38 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 10th Apr 1st May Change Dragonlance 28417 28296 -121 Dark Sun 36405 36488 +83 Greyhawk 2116 1806 -310 Planescape -6764 -7172 -408 Ravenloft -7395 -7716 -321 DnD OOP -6106 -6328 -222 Making steady progress to the next major milestone: 20,000 posts. :) Regards Gary
havard 05-01-07, 09:42 AM	Good...good :plotting: Looks like the Dark Sun board is loosing some momentum? Can we keep this up til Christmas? Beating GH would be a nice way of starting the holidays... :evillaugh Havard
Hugin 05-02-07, 12:27 PM	Yep! Looks like I'll be replacing our 'Christmas Turkey' with a 'Christmas Greyhawk'! :rimshot: :D
bigmac 05-07-07, 08:24 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 10th Apr 1st May Change Dragonlance 28417 28296 -121 Dark Sun 36405 36488 +83 Greyhawk 2116 1806 -310 Planescape -6764 -7172 -408 Ravenloft -7395 -7716 -321 DnD OOP -6106 -6328 -222 Making steady progress to the next major milestone: 20,000 posts. :) Regards Gary Hey. Where is Spelljammer? :love:
Gazza555 05-08-07, 07:05 AM	Hey. Where is Spelljammer? :love: I only list the boards that are still or used to be ahead of the Mystara board. The Spelljammer board is fairly quiet at the moment. ;) Regards Gary
Gazza555 06-02-07, 04:10 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 1st May 2nd June Change Dragonlance 28296 28224 -72 Dark Sun 36488 36652 +164 Greyhawk 1806 1443 -363 Planescape -7172 -7508 -336 Ravenloft -7716 -8028 -312 DnD OOP -6328 -6535 -207 Within 50 posts of the next major milestone: 20,000 posts. :) And over 8,000 posts ahead of Ravenloft - who would have thought that originally. Regards Gary
havard 06-02-07, 10:33 AM	Within 50 posts of the next major milestone: 20,000 posts. :) And over 8,000 posts ahead of Ravenloft - who would have thought that originally. We can't afford to slow down now! :noway:
Gazza555 06-05-07, 10:26 AM	20,000 posts!!! :w00t: :clap: :cheer: :cloud9: :bravo: :pint: Regards Gary
havard 06-05-07, 10:39 AM	20,000 posts!!! :w00t: :clap: :cheer: :cloud9: :bravo: :pint: Regards Gary Time to party! :w00t: :love: :bounce: :pile: :invasion: :pint: :tiphat: :inlove: :dancin: :cheer:
Hugin 06-05-07, 11:14 AM	WOW!!! How'da thunk it!! :pile::bounce: And imagine we had a party when we had reached 1/10th this number! :w00t: :clap:
Culture20 06-05-07, 04:49 PM	Yay! Greyhawk is within our grasp. I wouldn't have thought that a few years back (but the numbers did say we had a steady acceleration).
Gazza555 07-03-07, 06:37 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 2nd June 3rd July Change Dragonlance 28224 28144 -80 Dark Sun 36652 36952 +300 Greyhawk 1443 1244 -199 Planescape -7508 -7790 -282 Ravenloft -8028 -8241 -213 DnD OOP -6535 -6482 +53 The OOP boards have had a good month and have closed on us slightly. Let's see if we can reduce the gap to Greyhawk to less than a 1,000 this month. Regards Gary
maddog 07-03-07, 08:59 AM	Setting 2nd June 3rd July Change Dragonlance 28224 28144 -80 Wow! a -80 against Dragonlance. We've never been in a position where we were gaining on Dragonlance before. Let's hope the momentum keeps going! :D --Ray.
Gazza555 07-03-07, 09:34 AM	Wow! a -80 against Dragonlance. We've never been in a position where we were gaining on Dragonlance before. I think you're confusing Dragonlance with Dark Sun. Over the last 6 months the gains on Dragonlance (in reverse order) are 80, 72, 121, 24, 95, and 227. So in total in the last 6 months we have narrowed the gap to Dragonlance by over 600 posts (or 100 posts per month). So with 28144 to go we should overtake Dragonlance in 23 and a half years. :D Regards Gary
maddog 07-03-07, 09:41 AM	I think you're confusing Dragonlance with Dark Sun. Over the last 6 months the gains on Dragonlance (in reverse order) are 80, 72, 121, 24, 95, and 227. So in total in the last 6 months we have narrowed the gap to Dragonlance by over 600 posts (or 100 posts per month). So with 28144 to go we should overtake Dragonlance in 23 and a half years. :D This one completely slipped past me. :) I had thought that both DS and DL were continually gaining on us. Luckily, Mystara will still be around in 23 years (but will the WotC boards be here?). :) --Ray.
Hugin 07-03-07, 10:00 AM	Wow! a -80 against Dragonlance. We've never been in a position where we were gaining on Dragonlance before. Let's hope the momentum keeps going! I thought we were gaining on everybody except Dark Sun. The OOP boards have had a good month and have closed on us slightly. :incog: Hey! Look at the moose over there...
havard 07-03-07, 01:35 PM	Good work! I wish I could do more, but I'm out of the country and have somewhat limited computer access and alot of access to the sun which also needs to be taken advantage of. Im glad you guys are holding the fort! :) Havard
Gazza555 08-01-07, 08:11 AM	Another month, another update. Setting 3rd July 1st August Change Dragonlance 28144 28388 +244 Dark Sun 36952 37091 +139 Greyhawk 1244 1240 -4 Planescape -7790 -7932 -142 Ravenloft -8241 -8234 +7 DnD OOP -6482 -6325 +517 A fairly bad month, most of the other boards had more posts the we did. :censored: Still on the bright side we did at least close the gap to Greyhawk by 4 posts. :rolleye2: Of course the summer has always been a quiet time for us. Regards Gary
Gazza555 08-09-07, 11:41 AM	Just noticed 8 members and 7 guests on the forum. Is that a record? (it must close). 9 members and thirteen guests as I write :) <edit> Scratch that - there's now 10 members and 17 guests :D <2nd edit> It's now 12 members and 20 guests - party time :pint: Regards Gary
gawain_viii 08-09-07, 05:36 PM	16 Members, 32 guests at 1740hrs EST.
stanles 08-10-07, 06:01 AM	16 Members, 32 guests at 1740hrs EST. I logged on as a guest during the day yesterday and noticed that my name was still there as having been logged on, even though I had been logged on in the morning. Despite the good numbers I suspect it's just an error.
Gazza555 08-10-07, 06:12 AM	I logged on as a guest during the day yesterday and noticed that my name was still there as having been logged on, even though I had been logged on in the morning. Despite the good numbers I suspect it's just an error. I suspect you're right. I noticed that the numbers were just going up and no members seemed to be logging out. It's probably something to do with the migration to the gleemax domain and such. It seems ok now, Shawn, you're not there as logged in at the moment. ;) Regards Gary
Hugin 08-10-07, 09:44 AM	It seems that we weren't logged out when we left the boards. Yesterday I logged in at work (I get logged in automatically when I visit) to do my daily reading, but when I got home I had to log in manually. Now this was odd because I should have been logged in automatically, yet I wasn't logged in at all. HOWEVER, "hugin" appeared in the "Currently Active Users" box. I tried to log in and it would do it but when it redirected me back to where I was, guess what, I wasn't logged in, even though "hugin" appeared in the Users box. :confused: It was like... the Twilight Zone *queue eerie music*
Gazza555 08-10-07, 10:37 AM	It seems that we weren't logged out when we left the boards. Yesterday I logged in at work (I get logged in automatically when I visit) to do my daily reading, but when I got home I had to log in manually. IIRC the was an announcement regarding the caching of cookies during the change to the new domain name, as well as mentioning that the 'remember me' option had been disabled during the change. The forums may be remembering you unless you actively log out rather than just going to another web page as I am liable to do ;) Anyway it's generating some extra posts, so it's not all bad news :) Regards Gary
Phoenixmcl 08-24-07, 01:35 PM	I think with 4e changing to FR and Living Greyhawk done. I think greyhawk just caught up to us. :D
Gazza555 09-03-07, 07:05 AM	First update since 4E announcement, how will that change things? Setting 1st August 3rd Sept Change Dragonlance 28388 28342 -46 Dark Sun 37091 37241 +150 Greyhawk 1240 1111 -129 Planescape -7932 -8221 -289 Ravenloft -8234 -8376 -142 DnD OOP -6325 -6353 -28 A better month this time with only Dark Sun (As usual) getting more posts than us. Will we catch up with Greyhawk before 4E comes out? Regards Gary
eldersphinx 09-03-07, 09:50 AM	First update since 4E announcement, how will that change things? Interesting way to open things. Been watching the particular trend I note below for awhile now. :cool: Setting 1st August 3rd Sept Change D&D 4th Edition -20464 478 +20942 Just thought I'd make a note of it... :D
havard 09-03-07, 01:02 PM	A better month this time with only Dark Sun (As usual) getting more posts than us. Will we catch up with Greyhawk before 4E comes out? Those Athas guys are amazing. Wonder how they do it! Catching up to GH before 4e sounds like a good goal. We should be able to make it! Setting 1st August 3rd Sept Change D&D 4th Edition -20464 478 +20942 Just thought I'd make a note of it... :D Good observation :D Havard
Gazza555 09-17-07, 07:43 AM	Well that's another milestone passed 21,000 posts :cheer: :bounce: :pint: Less than 1,000 behind Greyhawk :D Regards Gary
Hugin 09-17-07, 09:48 AM	Well that's another milestone passed 21,000 posts :cheer: :bounce: :pint: Less than 1,000 behind Greyhawk :D Regards Gary Great! We've really picked up in last little while after having our sleepy dog days of summer. It will happen, its just a matter of time. (And seeing a few new 'faces' around always helps too).
havard 09-17-07, 10:38 AM	Well that's another milestone passed 21,000 posts :cheer: :bounce: :pint: Less than 1,000 behind Greyhawk :D http://christine-morgan.org/Introbit.jpg HUZZAH! Havard
MerrikCale 10-01-07, 10:23 PM	what do you expect? Its better than Greyhawk
havard 10-02-07, 01:33 PM	what do you expect? Its better than Greyhawk That's the spirit! We actually started out with trying to catch up with Ravenloft and then Planescape, so now its great to see that we can even beat Greyhawk. Dragonlance next! :D Havard
MerrikCale 10-02-07, 11:08 PM	That's the spirit! We actually started out with trying to catch up with Ravenloft and then Planescape, so now its great to see that we can even beat Greyhawk. Dragonlance next! :D Havard ya know, I always thought Greyhawk was a stronger setting than Dragonlance although I loved the trilogy when it came out.
havard 10-03-07, 08:18 AM	ya know, I always thought Greyhawk was a stronger setting than Dragonlance although I loved the trilogy when it came out. I think both the Chronicles and Legends trilogies are awesome. The strength of DL is that it has a huge following outside those who actually play in the setting due to the novels. The problem for Greyhawk (and Mystara) as that these settings compete more directly for the same market that the FR does. This is probably also another reason why we are much further down on the list of worlds that are being considered brought over to 4e than DL is. 3E may have been the last moment of Glory for GH, although it doesn't seem like they appreciated it all that much... Havard
maddog 10-03-07, 11:19 AM	3E may have been the last moment of Glory for GH, although it doesn't seem like they appreciated it all that much... WotC, Greyhawkers or do you mean both? Just curious.... I think using GH in 3e/35e was a good idea as it (re)introduced many new and old players to the setting. I have to admit, GH is my #2 setting of choice. :) --Ray.
slashnull 10-07-07, 12:37 PM	Those Athas guys are amazing. Wonder how they do it! As an athasophile I pop into the Dark Sun boards every so often. I think the reason there is so much discussion is because of the dedicated fans who are putting out new releases! It's a lot of work and effort by the fans, and of course leads to debates about what is canon and what is not. Some peoples feathers get ruffled and everyone ends up having, shall we say, heated debates. It reminds me of the back and forth there was when the Net Almanacs were coming out and everyone got upset when their favourite country got dealt with in a poor way :)
havard 10-07-07, 05:29 PM	WotC, Greyhawkers or do you mean both? Just curious.... I think using GH in 3e/35e was a good idea as it (re)introduced many new and old players to the setting. I have to admit, GH is my #2 setting of choice. :) Oops, forgot to respond to this one. I was refferring to the Greyhawk fans. I got the impression many of them didnt like the way GH was presented in the 3E material, feeling among other things that the setting was becoming more generic/watered out as it appeared under that edition. Having GH as your #2 favorite setting is acceptable Ray, as long as this is your #1 ;) Havard
havard 10-07-07, 05:32 PM	It reminds me of the back and forth there was when the Net Almanacs were coming out and everyone got upset when their favourite country got dealt with in a poor way :) A good reason for us to keep working on projects like the FGazetteers, Almanacs and similar things then. These products dont seem to spark as many debates as they once did, but I still think they are great to have. Maybe we should be making them more controversial, with Dwarven Wizards and stuff? ;) Hmmm, I am reminded that I still have work to do on the systemless Guide... Havard
MerrikCale 10-07-07, 09:33 PM	I think both the Chronicles and Legends trilogies are awesome. The strength of DL is that it has a huge following outside those who actually play in the setting due to the novels. The problem for Greyhawk (and Mystara) as that these settings compete more directly for the same market that the FR does. True enough. But both Mystara and GH are more playable than DL.
Gazza555 10-09-07, 04:45 AM	First day back at work this month, hence the update being a week late :) Setting 3rd Sept 9th Oct Change Dragonlance 28342 28039 -303 Dark Sun 37241 38384 +1143 Greyhawk 1111 908 -203 Planescape -8221 -8556 -335 Ravenloft -8376 -8464 -88 DnD OOP -6353 -6375 -22 Again more posts than every other board except DS - who actually posted over a 1000 more posts than us this month - never mind quality over quantity eh? :) This month does takes us to less than 1000 posts behind GH. Its also worth pointing out that we may exceed RL and PS by 10,000 posts before too long - who'd have thought that when Havard started the initial thread. Regards Gary
slashnull 10-09-07, 01:53 PM	I think Dark Sun will be ahead for a good while yet! But less than a thousand to Greyhawk is not bad!
Gazza555 10-22-07, 11:08 AM	This seems the best thread for this little tidbit of information. I' currently looking at an old MMB/MML member Paul Dooley - he' doing a computer course with us. :) Regards Gary
havard 10-22-07, 11:31 AM	This seems the best thread for this little tidbit of information. I' currently looking at an old MMB/MML member Paul Dooley - he' doing a computer course with us. :) Hey, I remember that guy. That is cool! I hope you are forcing him to return to our community? :D Håvard
Gazza555 11-05-07, 06:24 AM	Again, first day back at work this month, after a week off. :) Setting 9th Oct 5th Nov Change Dragonlance 28039 27773 -266 Dark Sun 38384 38409 +25 Greyhawk 908 626 -282 Planescape -8556 -8863 -307 Ravenloft -8464 -8656 -192 DnD OOP -6375 -6518 -143 Again more posts than every other board except DS At our current rate we should catch up with GH within 2-3 months. Regards Gary[/QUOTE]
slashnull 11-05-07, 09:40 AM	At our current rate we should catch up with GH within 2-3 months. But what will we call the thread then?!?!? :)
havard 11-05-07, 10:38 AM	But what will we call the thread then?!?!? :) Each time we have caught up with one of the other boards, we have made a new thread indicating our next goal. Always looking forward you know ;) Once we have beaten the Hawkers, I guess DL will be next. Havard
slashnull 11-05-07, 12:22 PM	Always looking forward you know ;) Once we have beaten the Hawkers, I guess DL will be next. Havard Then instead of a few hundred it will only be 27000 to go! We'd better get a posting! :)
havard 11-05-07, 01:37 PM	Then instead of a few hundred it will only be 27000 to go! We'd better get a posting! :) Yep, DL will be a tough one. Ofcourse, once DL is brought over to 4e, it is possible that traffic there stops altogether in favor of the 4e DL forum? In any case, this thread is helping too :) Havard
Gazza555 12-03-07, 05:43 AM	Another month, another update Setting 5th Nov 3rd Dec Change Dragonlance 27773 27654 -119 Dark Sun 38409 38511 +102 Greyhawk 626 516 -110 Planescape -8863 -8997 -134 Ravenloft -8656 -8679 -23 DnD OOP -6518 -6552 -34 Again more posts than every other board except DS The rate's a little slow at the moment, but we are just over 500 posts away. :) Regards Gary
Hugin 12-03-07, 09:44 AM	The rate's a little slow at the moment... [*sickmind*] That's quite alright. There's something satisfying about dishing out a slow, lingering death. :evillaugh [*/sickmind]
havard 12-03-07, 12:34 PM	Things slowed down around the US holidays. I guess that affected all of the boards. Personally it looks like I'm going to be really busy for the rest of the month, but then again I tend to post more when I have alot of other stuff to do, so we'll see what happens. 500 posts really doesnt seem like all that much though.... :D Havard
Cthulhudrew 12-03-07, 12:56 PM	Holy crap- 500 posts! I can't believe we're so close. Soon, my friends, we'll be number 3!! :evillaugh We're #3! We're #3!
Cthulhudrew 02-12-08, 03:31 PM	Haven't seen Gary around in a while, and it's been some time since the last update, so: Setting 3rd Dec 12th Feb Change Dragonlance 27654 27,436 -218 Dark Sun 38511 39,228 +717 Greyhawk 516 310 -206 Planescape -8997 -9,274 -277 Ravenloft -8679 -8,726 -47 DnD OOP -6552 -6,288 +264 Closing in on Greyhawk. Looks like the OOP board is picking up, though, as is RL somewhat. Dark Sun still manages to keep on ticking away. I've never really visited there much, so maybe it's just a handful of prolific posters, but judging by the numbers alone, DS seems so darn popular- makes me wonder why WotC never came out with an official version of it. It's not like it would have really competed with their other settings, would it? (Very different niches.)
Agathokles 02-14-08, 05:50 PM	DS seems so darn popular- makes me wonder why WotC never came out with an official version of it. It's not like it would have really competed with their other settings, would it? (Very different niches.) You mean a 3e version? There are actually two -- one published in Dragon Magazine, and one from Athas.org. Both are considered official, IIRC. And yes, it's a very different niche (high psionics, low magic, geared towards medium and high level characters, and with a very unsual ecology). GP
maddog 02-14-08, 07:17 PM	500 posts really doesnt seem like all that much though.... :D Certainly doesn't. Remember when Ravenloft seemed so far ahead? :)
Cthulhudrew 02-15-08, 02:14 AM	You mean a 3e version? There are actually two -- one published in Dragon Magazine, and one from Athas.org. Both are considered official, IIRC. I should have clarified. What I meant was, why didn't WotC ever come out with something of their own along the lines of the FRCS or Eberron, as well as supplementary material for 3E. IIRC, the Dragon version was done by the Paizo guys, and the Athas one by the Athas guys (with there being some disagreement amongst the Athas guys about the Paizo presentation). I can't imagine that a hardcover DS book by WotC would have been a poor seller- even if they just ended up repackaging and expanding upon one of the other versions (bringing in the Athas guys as freelancers, or paying the Paizo guys for using/expanding upon the work they'd already done.)
Agathokles 02-15-08, 09:59 AM	I can't imagine that a hardcover DS book by WotC would have been a poor seller- I don't know. DS is very genre-specific, and not an especially popular genre, as far as I can tell. Sure, it's big on the message board, due to a strong and strongly centralized community -- I'm not aware of other large DS forums, while e.g. Ravenloft aways had large messageboards on the fan sites. Also, there are some elements of 3e that are not conductive to a faithful (or useful from a commercial point of view) representation of DS -- e.g., 3e being very dependent on equipment for character balancing, which conflicts with DS assumptions about lack of resources; DS presenting a very different setting than the usual, thus making most splatbooks useless (most Prestige Classes and the like would be useless in a DS campaign), and in general not conforming to the "everything goes" assumption of 3e. All in all, DS was probably less attractive than, e.g., Ravenloft. It might be more attractive for 4e (base premises are similar: PCs start stronger than NPCs, humans are no more common than some other PC races, lots of isolated communities and lots of dangers, limited reliance on equipment, possibility to play without certain classes, etc.), if WotC "no setting" policy became less strict in the future. GP
maddog 02-15-08, 02:58 PM	I've always been a bit confounded by DS. Not trolling here. I just don't see what would be "fun" about that setting. It's closer to Dune than DnD but that's just IMO. To each there own I guess. Yet another post toward Greyhawk domination! :) --Ray.
Agathokles 02-15-08, 04:50 PM	I've always been a bit confounded by DS. Not trolling here. I just don't see what would be "fun" about that setting. It's closer to Dune than DnD but that's just IMO. To each there own I guess. True, it's closer to Dune than any other D&D setting, both in environment (desert, isolated planet divided into factions-states with ancient and decandent cultures as well as hardy but poor natives) and in theme (ecology). That may make it more or less interesting depending on personal tastes. OTOH, it makes for a setting that is clearly different from the standard ones, thus appealing to a different crowd -- which was Andrew's original consideration. GP
Cthulhudrew 02-16-08, 05:09 PM	I've always been a bit confounded by DS. Not trolling here. I just don't see what would be "fun" about that setting. It's closer to Dune than DnD but that's just IMO. To each there own I guess. I thought it sounded great when they originally advertised it back in the day, to the point I bought the first boxed set (and the Dragon-Kings hardcover and the- awful, awful Prism Pentad, which I only finished out of a stubborn sense of wanting the back story to the world; thankfully, that stubbornness I managed to drum out of myself about 7 books into the Wheel of Time. :p) It was and is a pretty cool concept, it just quickly became too much of the same. Virtually an entire desert planet got really boring, really quick. The sorcerer-kings ruling over isolated cities got really boring, really quick. Basically, to me, while it had a lot of interesting concepts, they didn't have much life beyond the shock value. And then they have this series that lays out the back story and during the course of which they end up getting rid of that status quo in a strange way that really screws part of the concept (the sorcerer-king part). I have the same problem with sci-fi books that handwave the nature/populace of worlds by confining them to one single geographic feature (the water world, the forest world, the desert world). It just comes across as lazy and boring to me- but then, one of my favorite things is the interplay and differences between different cultures, so worlds that lack that aspect are obviously going to be of less interest to me.
Wilhelm_ 02-24-08, 09:27 PM	22,301 for them, 22,031 for us, difference of 270, we're almost there! :) ...I mean, now it's 269 :D
Hugin 03-04-08, 04:07 PM	Here's a late March update: Setting 12th Feb 4th Mar Change Dragonlance 27436 27264 -172 Dark Sun 39228 39504 +276 Greyhawk 310 162 -148 Planescape -9274 -9466 -192 Ravenloft -8726 -8868 -142 DnD OOP -6288 -6114 +174 That's getting real close...
Cthulhudrew 03-19-08, 12:52 AM	Wow. Only 92 posts away from Greyhawk. You guys have done a great job of keeping the flame going! (Not so much me, Mr. Absent lately).
Spellweaver 03-23-08, 12:59 PM	Nice to see that the Mystara community is still not going gently into that good night... :D :-) Jesper
Hugin 03-24-08, 09:45 AM	Wow. Only 92 posts away from Greyhawk. You guys have done a great job of keeping the flame going! (Not so much me, Mr. Absent lately). Nice to see that the Mystara community is still not going gently into that good night... :D :-) Jesper Nice to see you guys back! I haven't been as active as I have been in the past due to RL but that should ease up soon.
havard 03-24-08, 02:37 PM	Looking good! :) Nice to see that old heroes don't stray too far off as well ;) Havard
maddog 03-24-08, 02:41 PM	Only 68 (er... 67) post for the tie! Post_Count+68+1 for the win! --Ray.
havard 03-25-08, 06:38 PM	Only 68 (er... 67) post for the tie! Post_Count+68+1 for the win! Hehe! 50 now! :) Havard
CmdrCorsiken 03-27-08, 06:58 PM	Hehe! 50 now! :) Havard Make that 8 ... no, 7 !
maddog 03-27-08, 09:18 PM	5 . . . --Ray.
OldDawg 03-28-08, 12:20 AM	22,345 22,345 We just tied, and now ..... surpassed!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: :w00t: :dancin: :cheer: :angel: :king: :D :cloud9: :bounce: :pile: :invasion: :mage: -OldDawg
Multizar 03-28-08, 12:30 AM	:confused: This may seem like a dumb question but here it is anyway. Why does it matter if we catch up to Greyhawk on these forums? Just curious.......:confused:
havard 03-28-08, 02:13 AM	We just tied, and now ..... surpassed!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: :w00t: :dancin: :cheer: :angel: :king: :D :cloud9: :bounce: :pile: :invasion: :mage: - HUZZAH!!! http://carlyleinc.com/images/graphics/extatic2.jpg :) Havard
havard 03-28-08, 02:17 AM	:confused: This may seem like a dumb question but here it is anyway. Why does it matter if we catch up to Greyhawk on these forums? Just curious.......:confused: Fair question! :) It doesn't really have anything to do with Greyhawk. I started the original "Catch up with Ravenloft" thread a few years ago. The main idea then was to stimulate the activity here. It is wonderful what a little competition can do. I also think it helps add to the sense of community on these boards. We have definately come a long way since the Ravenloft thread. Greyhawk seeed like a near impossible benchmark back then... BTW: Many people here are fans of Greyhawk, so IMHO it should in no way be seen as an attack on that setting or its fans. In fact, we should now be focusing on Dragonlance... :) Once again..Huzzah! Havard
Wilhelm_ 03-28-08, 08:40 PM	Yay, we finally made it ;)
Cthulhudrew 03-29-08, 04:51 PM	Hoowah! We did it! :cheer: We're number 3! We're number 3!
havard 03-29-08, 07:18 PM	This is no time to sit back and relax however, GH is still right behind us. Now we have to make sure they don't take back their old position... ;) Havard
maddog 03-29-08, 08:09 PM	How many gears does this baby have? Put your foot on the gas, Havard! And everyone else; all pom-poms must stay inside the windows at all times! :D --Ray.
Hugin 03-31-08, 09:45 AM	:cheer: :clap: WOW I never would've imagined this four years ago! *chanting with Andrew* We're number 3! We're number 3!